Imitative
/ˈɪmɪtətɪv/noun
Tending to imitate or copy.
Did you know?Its ancestor Latin *imitari* was used for copying, but the deeper Indo-European root behind it is uncertain, so this word’s history is real — just not neatly traceable to a single “magic” root.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mimos
“an imitator, mime performer”
Latin
Latin
imitari
“to imitate, copy, follow after”
Late Latin
Latin
imitativus
“imitative, inclined to imitate”
14th Century
English
imitatif
“imitative, copying”
Modern English
English
imitative
“tending to imitate or copy”